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>> to make a smooth transition. >> bill: you are dodging the question. >> he has confirmed the peaceful transition has enshrined in the constitution. to ask him to do more -- >> he dodged it because he is going to be one of the people who are boycotting the inauguration in 48 hours. he will say, look, im one of you now. >> that, to me, is extremely disappointing.u but you have to recognize the president has a different role than commentators. >> bill: listen, you said that to say anything else i...

Same level as independent journalists? >> it could be confusing. one of the things confusing about media when you put commentators next to reporters. are reporters reporting the facts or are they commentators. >> putting bill oreilly and wolf blitzer on the same plane. >> i want to see that conversation. >> i do, too. bill press has a very strong opinion and has a white house press pass. this is sausage making. you know, phil, right, it is not always polite or calm or anything like that. the whi...

There, he has done everything -- >> bill: you are not answering my question. you are dodging the question. >> he has confirmed the peaceful transition has enshrined in the constitution. to ask them to do more -- >> he dodged it because he is going to be one of the people who are boycotting the inauguration in 48 hours. he will say, look, im one of you now. that to me is extremely disappointing. but you have to recognize the president has a different role than commentators. >> bill: lesson, you s...

Him as a legitimate president. remember, paul krugman, who has a nobel prize for economics, predicted that the stock market would crash if president trump was elected, and sure enough, he was elected, and its up 9%, so he has a lot of credibility. >> but if you dont cover his tweets you are going to probably miss a large part of the story, as he says he will continue this tweeting. >> meghan: listen, the times has a huge problem with conservatives and republicans trusting their judgment on anyth...

Leaders to rile up their base, helped along with folks like rush limbaugh, some commentators on fox news. i think created an environment in which republican voters would punish republicans from cooperating with them. that hothouse of back-and-forth arguments and really sharp partisanship. i think its been harmful to the country. >> sean: president crybaby, blaming anybody else for the divide in the country. thanks for the talking point but it is not the truth. you can try to claim the mantle of ...

Meeting right now with the son of a civil rights leader martin luther king jr. at the same time the president-elect is feuding with another hero of the civil rights movement, congressman john lewis. lets discuss that and more with our cnn political commentators van jones and paris denard. paris is a member of the president-elects national diversity coalition. van, this all started with congressman lewis saying he doesnt consider donald trump to be a "legitimate president." did that remark go too...

Gearing up for who will be attending, not only the 800,000 expected to attend the inauguration, but also the 100 protest groups that have formally announced that they are also coming. >> and we will be on top of all of it. well see you this week in washington. i want to bring in our cnn political commentators. also with us, lemon sanders who served as -- simone, since you didnt get the last answer in last time. on state of the union today, senator rand paul had these comments. >> i do appreciate...

White house correspondents and others about how trump will approach this. hes being aided, egged on and encouraged by conservative commentators like sean hannity and newt gingrich who wants donald trump to ignore and dismiss the press. listen to what newt says on fox. >> journalism is dead. did donald trump bury them today? >> he didnt bury them today but he began to draw the lines for the fight thats coming. they can close down the elite press. they can create totally new venues for informing t...

Failures. >> some commentators on fox news. i think they created an environment in which republican voters would punish republicans for cooperating with me. che clay some members of his own party are back to blaming bush. so is that fair? well debate it next. pete: plus, hello, operator. id like to leave a message for the president. >> the comment line is currently closed, but your comment is important to the president. [laughter] clayton: very important. pete: listen to the public. ♪ ♪ hi m...

Donald trump? >> well, what is true is that the -- the ability of republican leaders to rile up their base helped along by folks like rush limbaugh and some commentators on fox news, i think, created an environment in which republican voters would punish republicans from cooperating with me. that hothouse of back and forth argument and sharp partisanship, i think, has been harmful to the country. >> you have a good game face. you play it cool, but you also learned politics in illinois, in chicag...